Lunar New Year is full of sights and sounds. There is the popping of fireworks to ward off evil spirits, the lion dancers moving to the beat of drums and the red envelopes to give gifts to loved ones.

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Happy New Year! Or as the Vietnamese say, Chuc mung nam moi! It’s the lucky year of the Dragon — those born between today and February 9, 2013, are predicted to live fortunate, prosperous lives. And ...

Whether it’s Losar in Tibet, Tet in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea or Chinese New Year in China, Lunar New Year is celebrated in vastly different ways all across Asia and in Asian American homes in the ...

Assuming California Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB969, it will become legal for citizens of the state to buy and consume Vietnamese rice cakes as they were intended—at room temperature. Oh, no: cooked food ...

Tacos, Vietnamese rice cakes and Lebanese pastries are among the items that most inspired Pete Wells this year. The banh beo chen at Saigon Social on the Lower East Side. These delicate cakes of ...